A Costa Rica roller coaster ride

Sunset Esterillos Beach

Costa Rica is popular for group tours, but is a self drive holiday a viable alternative? Cathy Bartrop hit the road to find out….

Laid back vibes

Barbados is a beautiful place with white sand and warm clear seas. Eating from the local food stalls was a great and tasty experience – particularly the fish sandwiches fried as you wait….

Nevis: a real Caribbean gem

Nevis is the perfect island if your aim is slowing down, relaxing, chilling or, as they say here, limin’. …

Tobago – unspoilt, untouched, undiscovered

What glitters in Tobago, for me at least, apart from the bioluminescence, is that it’s thoroughly genuine, well-priced and has exceptional, unspoilt natural beauty. Go quickly before everyone finds out about it! Tobago will go beyond your expectations….

Magical beach and great service at Coco Reef Hotel, Tobago

You know you’re somewhere special when a golden-coloured Rolls Royce (Silver Wraith 11) sits under the portico as you pull up at Coco Reef. However, the positively palatial and spacious lobby almost tops this, with its large gilt-edged mirrors, Grecian urns and the marble fountain, with a tantalising glimpse of the Caribbean sea beyond – […]…

Tobago

Tobago offers visitors a relaxing authentic Caribbean experience that is unlike any other. From it’s pristine and remote beaches, to its well-defined protected unspoilt rainforest, this undiscovered tropical paradise, will live long in the memory. https://youtu.be/ruflRFYJwOA Touched gently by time, Tobago’s natural beauty is simply awe-inspiring. […]…

Cruise wedding

We went on the PO Arviva, my god what fantastic liner, clean, welcoming and above all loads to do when we was on Sea days . The wedding was so beautiful, well organised, food was so tasty..definitely recommend getting married on a cruise….

The Landings, St Lucia

One of the best properties we’ve stayed in the Caribbean for the price we paid. Overall, a great place with a few blips, on arrival we were taken via buggy to our room, but the gentleman who took us didn’t show us round or tell us anything about the resort, so we felt as if […]…

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